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"To the 3 Divvy shitheads I met on my commute yesterday:
1. You were stopped at a red light in the middle of the Dearborn lanes and also in the middle of the crosswalk for some reason. I pulled up to the stop line all the way to…"

""Last night, I tried to educate a guy parked in the protected lane on Des Plaines. He responded that it was okay for him to park there because his hazard lights were on."
Same spot, different guy tonight. Parked in the bike lane next to a…"

"Old adages are frequently nonsense. It's clear that these people will only stop their selfish behavior if there are negative consequences to their actions. The present zero-consequence environment has only normalized and encouraged the…"

"This thread has a lot of recent posts about cars parked in "protected" lanes. Wasn't that supposed to wane over time because of education or something? The only education was drivers learning that the city doesn't care…"

"The problem with Clinton is that the crew routinely takes over the pedestrian portion as well, resulting in pedestrians in the temporary bike lane. Sometimes people walk in the bike lane anyway, despite multiple signs saying "bikes only."…"

"The city changed the timing of some "don't walk" signs a while back, seemingly at random. It has come up in previous threads, including my speculation that it may have contributed to the car / cyclist collision at…"

"Mystery solved. From Jim's link:
"ASCO has teamed up with Alderman Harry Osterman to post signage ALONG SHERIDAN ROAD reminding us that bicyclists over the age of 12 are not allowed to ride on the SIDEWALK....[S]igns are also being…"

"We all know the general prohibition against teens and adults riding on the sidewalk, but a path through a park isn't a sidewalk. A sidewalk is the area on either SIDE of a street where you WALK. However, the same ordinance…"

"Bridgeport:
Easy to get around the neighborhood by using side streets, several of which are blocked to through traffic but passable by bike. Easy to get downtown, the lakefront, and other neighborhoods by using bike lanes. Two easy river…"

"There's just total disregard for law and safety. Yesterday, a cab pulled in front of me, blocking the entire PBL except for about 2 feet on the right. I thought better of trying to squeeze through on that side, assuming that some…"

"Each leg of my commute is 5 miles, but I ride pretty hard which keeps me warm.
For anything over 50, I just wear shorts and a jersey.
30s and 40s, I'll add a base layer under my shorts and jersey, plus gloves with fingers.
Under 30 = warmer…"